What is the multiplicative inverse of 9\pmod{37}?
I've done the Euclidean algorithm and found the gcd is 1. I'm stuck on using the extended Euclidean algorithm. I'm confused because I'm left with 37=(9\times 4)+1 and can't substitute it anywhere.
Answer
37=9\cdot 4 + 1 therefore 9\cdot 4 + 1\equiv 0\pmod{37}
9\cdot 4 \equiv -1\pmod{37}
9\cdot (-4)\equiv 1\pmod{37}
9\cdot (37-4)\equiv 1\pmod{37}
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